¹⁴ Do everything without complaining and arguing, ¹⁵ so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

Philippians 2:14-15

Dear God, I want to work as unto you today. This is the time of year when there are so many things that need done, and it can be hard to get my head around all of it. It can be hard to be enthusiastic about going to work. But there is work to be done, and while I am not providing direct care to the clients who come to us, the work I do makes that work possible.

There there is the part of living a life that is a bright light to the people around me. How do I show the difference you make in my life and invite them to know you? How do I inspire them to embrace you and a life spent loving you? How do I cross that bridge and help them find the joy of discipleship, worship, and loving their neighbors as themselves?

Father, I have work to do today. There is a myriad of things for me to work on. Help me to do it well. Help me to see each task as an opportunity to love others. Honestly, just about everything I have on my list today has that as a component of it in one way or another. So help me to do it and to do it well. Help me to be the light to a local culture around me that thinks conservative values and acknowledging your existence is enough.

I pray this in Jesus and with your Holy Spirit,

Amen